Chapter 389 How Much Do You Owe

Chapter 389 How Much Do You Owe

Chapter 389 How Much Do You Owe

Acquiring the Italian brand Valentino itself is very low risk.

The markets in the two sides of the Taiwan Strait and Hong Kong, plus Fan Wumian's influence in other Asian countries, are enough to support a certain sales volume.

In addition to relying on online advertising and celebrity endorsements, if all else fails, they could also make a movie similar to "The Devil Wears Prada" and embed the brand in TV dramas to expand Valentino's popularity from its current Italian region to the entire eastern Asia.

Even if the company cannot turn losses into profits within one or two years, there will still be opportunities to make a fortune once Fan Wumian's fans start to have spending power.

In his previous life, Fan Wumian often saw popular items like messenger bags, bucket bags, hobo bags, and Kang Kang bags in the hands of celebrities.

We select the best-selling styles for production, and make them limited in quantity, anti-counterfeiting, and maintain a high-end image, which has the opportunity to attract a large number of girls to spend generously.

For a bag that costs thousands or tens of thousands of yuan, even if the production cost accounts for 5%, the sales cost accounts for 10%, plus 30% of the marketing and promotion expenses, he can still set a fair price in the end and only make half of the profit with tears.

At that time, people used recycled materials, plastics, and canvas to make bags, but Fan Wumian insisted on using the best leather materials, which can really be said to be very conscientious.

He also plans to do some advanced technology work, such as implanting chips in bags to prevent some fairies from being deceived by scumbags buying cheap goods at stalls.

The replica teams of some counterfeit workshops are too fierce, so we have to be on guard in advance. Hardware, leather, and craftsmanship are easy to imitate, but anti-counterfeiting chips are difficult to forge.

If he tried every possible trick but still failed to make the brand popular, Fan Wumian could only sigh that it was fate.

He could afford to lose this amount of money and had almost no psychological pressure.

Feeling sleepy, Zhuang Muxi hugged Fan Wumian's arm and asked him:

"It's going to cost a lot of money again. Have you contacted the bank?"

"Calm down."

Fan Wumian had slept enough during the day, and the time difference had not yet been adjusted, so he was still living on European time. He stretched out his hand to pinch her smooth face and explained:
"In the mainland, bank supervision and review are very strict. Although the loan interest rate is relatively low, it cannot be approved without collateral."

"It's different in Hong Kong. Several banks have given me credit lines. I can get hundreds of millions of Hong Kong dollars in loans without collateral just by scanning my face. The interest rate is just a little higher."

"Once the acquisition of Penguin Stocks is finalized, and I can make more money from filming and singing, I will be able to pay off these loans soon."

I heard Fan Wumian say earlier that he was too tired from traveling and was not in good condition today.

Zhuang Muxi's bedtime game was ruined, but fortunately she was rather indifferent to that matter, and being able to stay together made her feel very happy.

Following the topic, she sighed:
"You have a good attitude. I owed the bank more than 20 million RMB when I bought that royal courtyard house. I always felt weird about it."

"You only owe that much. I may soon be able to lend you another few billion. The museum's special exhibition hall is about to open to the public for trial operation, and then we will be able to make money back. There is no need to worry."

Fan Wumian said happily:

"Let's put aside other things. The value of that courtyard has increased greatly. I saw news last month saying that compared with the same period last year, the month-on-month increase in housing prices in Yanjing was more than 25%, and the increase in courtyard houses was higher than that of commercial housing. I am building a large courtyard next door, and the small courtyard here has been targeted by many people in advance. There is also a businessman who does building materials business in Shanghai who wants to reserve it for 3500 million, but I didn't agree."

"Why don't you agree?"

".How should I put it? If I run into a weird neighbor, it will be very annoying to me. Anyway, I don't need this little money, so I'll keep it for now and consider whether to sell it later."

Taking out a loan to buy a house comes with leverage.

In terms of actual rate of return, the properties purchased by Fan Wumian have a higher rate of return than investing in penguin stocks during the same period. He can enjoy the returns while making money, killing two birds with one stone.

No. 28 Di'anmen West Street has been converted into an exhibition hall. The collections are protected by bulletproof glass and the decoration and layout are relatively simple.

The list of collections that will be sent to this special exhibition hall has been decided in advance. Fan Wumian has looked at them and found that they are all treasures without exception.

Even if it was his own twelve Qianlong Yuanmingyuan blessing gold coins, it would at most be considered a decent amount if put in there. He believed that when he started selling tickets and earning dividends, the profit he would get would not be small.

Didn’t disturb Zhuang Muxi’s rest.

Fan Wumian went out, passed through the second courtyard, and came to the study to surf the Internet to kill time.

After turning on the computer, I first checked the stock price trend of Sanyao Heavy Industry. It has increased by 8.1% in recent days, and the book profit has once again exceeded 1 million.

Regarding the acquisition of Quzhou Heavy Industry by the American Carlyle Group, it has neither been said that it is possible nor that it is definitely not possible. The latest news only mentioned that experts are being organized to conduct research and demonstration.

If there were no problems, this acquisition application would have been approved long ago. The longer it is delayed, the slimmer the hope. Fan Wumian has no plans to cash out in the short term.

The share price of Sanyao Heavy Industry rose, but the share price of Penguin Stock was half-dead, falling from around HK$18.8 to HK$17.2.

Even though there was news a few days ago that Fan Wumian was trying to increase his holdings, Penguin shares only rose by 4.09%, and fell back by half the next day.

After all, the total market value of Penguin Group has reached more than 20 billion Hong Kong dollars.

Neither Fan Wumian's influence in the entertainment industry nor his personal strength is enough to drive a substantial rise in Penguin shares.

From some perspectives, making him a major shareholder is even bad news.

If it were global financial oligarchs such as Vanguard and BlackRock, that would be a definite major benefit. After all, they have money and resources, and may have the opportunity to help Penguin Group enter overseas markets.

Even mainland financial experts can’t imagine how fast the mainland economy will grow these days, and a bunch of investors are even less farsighted. There are even Singaporean investors who left messages online saying, “It’s a pity that Penguin Group is a mainland Internet company with insufficient investment potential. If it were in Silicon Valley, its market value would be at least ten times higher than it is now.”

Fan Wumian just looked at these people as if they were idiots.

Investors in the stock market were not optimistic about his acquisition of South Africa's Naspers Group, but Shenzhen officials fully supported it and even invited Ma to dinner to learn more about the situation.

The largest online social platform in China has a foreign company as its largest shareholder. The relevant regulatory authorities will inevitably be worried that trouble may arise.

But if the major shareholder becomes Fan Wumian, things will be different.

In order to acquire land in Shencheng Bay, Fan Wumian had dealt with the people in Shencheng many times before, and they knew each other quite well.

In order to facilitate this acquisition, Shenzhen city officials also helped to greet the bank privately, promising to provide more financial support as appropriate, such as pledging Penguin shares and increasing the loan ratio for the acquisition of Penguin shares from 70% to 80%.

This happened to be a good time.

In the past two years, a group of Silicon Valley Internet companies have begun to enter the mainland market, which has attracted the attention of the higher-ups. They suspect that they will make false moves to collect various data and do some tricks.

Although the two sides have not completely fallen out on the surface, some policies to support local Internet companies have quietly begun to be implemented.

The reason why Tudou.com was able to obtain a temporary license was not just the result of Fan Wumian's operation. If he hadn't helped, even if it had produced a hundred variety shows and had become as close as brothers with certain satellite TV stations, it would have been difficult to start legal operations in advance.

I looked around for business-related information and glanced at the time on the computer screen. It was not yet 11 o'clock.

Thinking that Gao Yuanyuan was also in Yanjing, Fan Wumian realized that he would be busy in the next few days.

After browsing the recently launched "Holy Flame Meow Meow Network", I can see promotional introductions to movies such as "A Quiet Place 2", "Lost on Journey", and "Crazy Racing".

There are people dedicated to creating information for popular TV series and movies at the backend of the website, and allowing users to rate them voluntarily, which is somewhat similar to the Rotten Tomatoes website that is very popular abroad.

I watched it for a while.

I unexpectedly saw "Night Banquet" directed by Feng, which is scheduled to be released on August 8rd.

As early as last year's Spring Festival Gala rehearsal, Director Feng mentioned that he wanted to avoid the limelight of "A Quiet Place 2", and it seems that he did so.

The prime summer vacation period is being fought over by various companies.

"A Quiet Place 2" will collide with the Hollywood blockbuster "Superman Returns", while "The Banquet" avoided "A Quiet Place 2" and will be released around the same time as "Mission Impossible 3".

By the way, take a look at "Huo Yuanjia" which was released in January this year. Zhuang Muxi also played a supporting role in it. Many netizens praised her beauty in the film reviews.

I was surfing the Internet until 1:30 in the morning and was still full of energy.

I couldn't sleep late at night, so I decided to watch a movie. For some reason, I looked up Monica Bellucci's masterpiece "The Beautiful Legend of Sicily" and relived the classic.

All we can say is that some unknown video websites are developing faster than Tudou.com. They use all kinds of film and television resources and are in a period of wild expansion.

With the idea of ​​trying his luck, Fan Wumian really found the resources.

Monica Bellucci is relatively restrained in this movie, and the atmosphere of a good family going to the sea that she created is very memorable.

During this period, another movie "How Deep Is Your Love" was also downloaded. The plot was not as attractive as "The Beautiful Legend of Sicily", but some scenes were very explicit. Fan Wumian regretted watching it because he was so irritated that he couldn't sleep.

It is hard to say that Monica Bellucci is really that beautiful as she gets older. Her figure is gradually getting out of shape and cannot be compared with those of Zhuang Muxi, Feng Ying'er and others.

But she has an elegant, charming and sexy temperament, and she is also a big star who is deeply loved by Europeans. It is easy to fall in love with her when you meet her in person.

Fan Wumian still remembers the first time he saw Zhuang Muxi. At that time, he just thought that she was beautiful and had a good figure, and was a good candidate to become a star.

Now that Zhuang Muxi has become more popular, she has also begun to have the aura of a top actress. However, it is difficult to notice when the two of them are together in private, after all, they are too familiar with each other.

With the Valentino brand about to be acquired, there are many places where money will be needed. Fan Wumian has decided to sell the series copyright of "A Quiet Place" to Disney. It is hard to say whether he will continue to ask Zhuang Muxi to be the protagonist in the future.

Nothing to do.

Fan Wumian began to think about what role he should assign to her next.

There is no need to worry about this in the mainland. If there is an opportunity, it is best not to throw away the fame you have worked so hard to accumulate internationally.

There are very few Asian actresses who can make a name for themselves in Hollywood. This track has less competition, which will make Zhuang Muxi's life much easier in the future.

Suddenly.

Fan Wumian thought of a plot that was once very popular on Douyin, which was from an American TV series.

The story is about a wealthy man who was arrested and offered a huge reward of $1 million to attract others to rescue him.

The plot itself is full of gimmicks. With a slight modification, it can become a script with considerable potential, with highlights that are easy to hype.

Satisfied, he wrote down a few key points and planned to hand it over to someone who worked on Hollywood Mythology Movies to be responsible for the planning. Perhaps he could ask Paramount's executives to add an additional investment budget.

(End of this chapter)